The Washington critic., 1887-11-02
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Suy o tho ANcW iOIk UTupHC. 4ON-
ernor Oliver Ames of Massachusetts,
who has rather troublesome political
fight on his hands just now for re-.
election, was visitor In this city last
week. He is fair looking gentleman
Of about So years Of age, with bushy
pair of English looking side whiskers
and the comfortable, self. possessed afr
that any man can assume who. like
him, Is worth four or five millions of
dollars and In good business that in.
creases his assets ever day. Lie Is the
son OF the Massachusetts Congressman,
Oakes Ames, who In the great Credit
Mobilier Investigation of years ago
figured so extensively that the House
OF Representatives passed resolution
OF censure upon him that drove him
into private life and his friends say was
the eventual cause Of his death. Since
his son, the Governor. has been In
politics the main object which he is
credited with having in view Is the
wiping out of that action from the
records Of Congress because, as he
claims, 1t was an unjust and unrlght.
eous verdict given under the pressure
OF excited public opinion. One of
these days the question will be brought
up In the House of Representatives
and there will be, doubtless, some
"reminiscences startling enough for the
present generation who have forgotten
the story as to how statesmen became
so suddenly rich in the palmy days Of
big contracts and Pacific Railroad
building during and just after the war
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1t is noticeable, says Colonel Ayres
In his last Washington letter to the
Kansas City Times, that whenever and
wherever mistakes have been made In
the selection of unfit persons to hold
oflce-errors of judgment which, un E.
der our political system, must always
Intervene toa greater or less extent
with all parties-the President and
Members OF the Cabinet have been
swift to apply corrective. One of
the cardinal principles underlying the
administr alton Of President Cleveland
Is to give the country the services of
the very best men within the ranks of
the Democratic party, and In this re-
gard he has carefully scrutinized, not
alone the recommendations. of appli.
cants for Office, but In cases of import.
ant appointments he has insisted upon
personal interviews In order to deter
mine within his own mind the essen.
tials Of fitness and immediate capacity.
"1. is bad haoi, for a man to s.,mu.
late himself with quinine," said a
prominent physician to the PhIladel.
phia Press. mot as bad as the NOR.
phine or chloral habits. Of course, but
decidedly reprehensible. Brain.work.
ers have discovered that from three to
five grains of quinine will within four
hours brighten them up wonderfully,
but It's like squirting tired horse.
The dose after awhile does not seem
sufficient and they increase II until
they are taking a febrifuge dose aud
thereby upsetting their nervous sys.
TEN. There are numerous prepara.
tions containing phosphorus, which
have wonderfully stimulating effect
on the brain, but In time Its tissue must
become affected. Plenty of sleep,
digestible food, abstinence from alco-
hol and occasional relaxation from
work altogether will keep man alive
longer and his faculties In better trim
than all the forcers' in the world"
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Speaking of the awkwardness OF some
actresses on the stage, John w. Nor.
ton, the well known st. Louis manager,
says: do not think l ever saw more
awkward lady on the stage than was
Mary Anderson, and yet do not know
OF woman who has been more sue.
cessful, who has made and saved as
much money, and who has done as
much to elevate the stage. There are
few women like Mary Anderson; and
yet when she came here to make her
debut she was extremely awkward. She
played Juliet then to just $13 cash. But
there never was woman who absorbed
so rapidly, and who remembered so
fully all that she saw and heard. Be
tween that first night and the succeeding
Friday night she studied Juliet, and
profiled by being told what others had
done. The result was that she presented
q Juliet that one could not imagine to
have been by the same woman as the
first effort. Then took her South,
and as she expressed desire to take
up Meg MeTrilies, We put that on. She
was an immense success. When we
came back here invited select
company 10 attend the entertainment
one night, the same company that had
Invited for the Friday night of her dc.
but engagement Among them was
one military gentleman, whose opinion
was regarded very highly. On the
Friday night had asked him what he
thought of the young lady, and his
comments were very discouraging.
On this night repeated the question,
and he asked me to say nothing about
the former opinion. In that short time
Mary Anderson had lost all of her
awkwardness, aud, though she had no,
yet been firmly established, knew she
had future. She afterwards went to
the Pacific Coast, and was so cut up In
San Francisco that 1t was all that her
friends could do to prevail upon
her TO continue on the stage.
Her New York success established her,
but think her London engagement
made her fame more lasting. No other
actress had dared 10 cross the princes
and dukes of England, and her success
after ignoring the prestige of the
patronage of royalty, think, placed
feather in her cap which can never be
taken away. Miss Anderson, the awk.
ward Kentucky girl of few years ago,
Is now worth nearly Sl,000,OO0 In her
own name and right; so you will see
that an actress Is not TO be condemned
for even extreme awkwardness-if she
has ability. That is more money than
any other actress has ever made.
"Alderney Dairy wagons.
Fresh Alderney butter, churned every
morning and delivered In 4 lb "Wardh
prints, 4Oc. per lb. Also cottage cheese,